Spring Hill project about to increase from 700 to 1,100 acres

Melonee Hurt, Nashville Tennessean
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Developers of the 700-plus-acre tract of land abutting I-65 south of Saturn Parkway came to the Spring Hill Planning Commission work session Monday, April 25, with a plan to annex an additional five parcels totaling 427.61 acres. If approved, this would bring the project’s total acreage to just over 1,100 acres.

All of the land to be annexed is in Maury County, with the exception of one small tract in Williamson County.

Representatives with the project requested planned development concept review for the mixed-use development proposing industrial, commercial and natural park uses. Images were shows for two buildings, but no details were included about tenants or available space.

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Phillip Pastan with The Richmond Company out of Wilmington, Mass., requested the annexation proposal, but the Tennessean was unable to reach him to obtain further details about the project, dubbed "Project Suitcase" in planning commission documents.

Both the annexation request and the concept plan review are expected to be brought to the next regular Planning Commission meeting scheduled for May 9.

The watertower by the Town Hall in Spring Hill, Tenn., Tuesday, March 29, 2022.
The watertower by the Town Hall in Spring Hill, Tenn., Tuesday, March 29, 2022.

The annexation, which was recommended by the Planning Commission, will go to the Board of Mayor and Aldermen for final approval. If approved, the zoning classification will be designated as AG (Agricultural) and the property owner would then have to submit an application to rezone the property to allow for industrial and commercial uses.

At the November 2021 Board of Mayor and Alderman meeting, the initial two key parcels of land, totaling 717.2 acres — prime real estate fronting I-65 on the east side of the interstate — were unanimously rezoned from C-3 (Corridor Commercial), AG (Agriculture) and TND (Traditional Neighborhood District) to I-2 (General Industrial).

That rezoning shifted the land from primarily residential to allow uses such as light industrial, clean manufacturing centers, technology and data centers and other uses that would occupy large, campus-style developments.

Melonee Hurt covers growth and development at The Tennessean, part of the USA Today Network — Tennessee. Reach Melonee at mhurt@tennessean.com.

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